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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
750
750
800
750
750
650
700
650
650
650
650
650
650
650
700
1350
1800
650
km/h
50
SW
45
SW
35
SW
40
S
75
S
85
S
75
SSW
90
S
90
SW
65
SSW
35
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
8
8
6
6
8
1
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—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
0
0
1
4
0
2
0
-1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
 chill °C
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-9
-11
-13
-14
-12
-9
-9
-7
-6
-8
-7
-11
-12
Freezing level m
800
850
900
900
1150
2050
950
750
650
650
800
800
600
550
250
0
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:10
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—
8:12
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
Sunset
—
5:50
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:38
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—
5:36
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—
5:31
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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: Light rain (total 8mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Hofsjokull at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hofsjokull. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Iceland.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
101 km WSW
120m alt.
17 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 292).
11
107 km NNE
211m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Akureyri Airport
107 km NNE
692m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
119 km SSE
120m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
126 km SSW
101m alt.
52 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SSE
(10 kph at 158).
18
Skardsfjoruviti
148 km SSE
0m alt.
55 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Húsavík Airport
148 km NNE
15m alt.
55 minutes ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
149 km SSW
5m alt.
55 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
708m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
161 km SW
53m alt.
55 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.